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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 951 

To improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, 

and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 11, 2011 

Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. AKAKA, 

Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. COONS, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. TESTER, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. 

BROWN of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 

vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 

the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hiring Heroes Act of 

5 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SEC2 RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE 

3 REHABILITATION AND VOCATIONAL BENE4 FITS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 

5 WITH SEVERE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES. 

6 Section 1631(b)(2) of the Wounded Warrior Act (title 

7 XVI of Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2012’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘December 31, 2014’’. 

10 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VET11 ERANS AFFAIRS TO PAY EMPLOYERS FOR 

12 PROVIDING ON-JOB TRAINING TO VETERANS 

13 WHO HAVE NOT BEEN REHABILITATED TO 

14 POINT OF EMPLOYABILITY. 

15 Section 3116(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 

16 is amended by striking ‘‘who have been rehabilitated to 

17 the point of employability’’. 

18 SEC. 4. TRAINING AND REHABILITATION FOR VETERANS 

19 WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES 

20 WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEM21 PLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW. 

22 (a) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION

23 PROGRAMS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3102 of title 38, 

25 United States Code, is amended— 


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1 (A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 

2 striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A person’’; and 

4 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

5 paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR

7 PERSONS WHO HAVE EXHAUSTED RIGHTS TO UNEM8 PLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER STATE LAW.—(1) A person 

9 who has completed a rehabilitation program under this 

10 chapter shall be entitled to an additional rehabilitation 

11 program under the terms and conditions of this chapter 

12 if— 

13 ‘‘(A) the person is described by paragraph (1) 

14 or (2) of subsection (a); and 

15 ‘‘(B) the person— 

16 ‘‘(i) has exhausted all rights to regular 

17 compensation under the State law or under 

18 Federal law with respect to a benefit year; 

19 ‘‘(ii) has no rights to regular compensation 

20 with respect to a week under such State or 

21 Federal law; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) is not receiving compensation with 

23 respect to such week under the unemployment 

24 compensation law of Canada; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) begins such additional rehabilitation pro2 gram within six months of the date of such exhaus3 tion. 

4 ‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person 

5 shall be considered to have exhausted such person’s rights 

6 to regular compensation under a State law when— 

7 ‘‘(A) no payments of regular compensation can 

8 be made under such law because such person has re9 ceived all regular compensation available to such 

10 person based on employment or wages during such 

11 person’s base period; or 

12 ‘‘(B) such person’s rights to such compensation 

13 have been terminated by reason of the expiration of 

14 the benefit year with respect to which such rights 

15 existed. 

16 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the terms ‘compensation’, 

17 ‘regular compensation’, ‘benefit year’, ‘State’, ‘State law’, 

18 and ‘week’ have the respective meanings given such terms 

19 under section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unem20 ployment Compensation Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 

21 note).’’. 

22 (2) DURATION OF ADDITIONAL REHABILITA23 TION PROGRAM.—Section 3105(b) of such title is 

24 amended— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 

2 subsection (c) of this section,’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 

4 in subsection (c),’’; and 

5 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(2) The period of a vocational rehabilitation pro8 gram pursued by a veteran under section 3102(b) of this 

9 title following a determination of the current reasonable 

10 feasibility of achieving a vocational goal may not exceed 

11 24 months.’’. 

12 (b) EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY.—Sec13 tion 3103 of such title is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘in subsection 

15 (b), (c), or (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘in subsection (b), (c), 

16 (d), or (e)’’; 

17 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub18 section (f); and 

19 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol20 lowing new subsection (e): 

21 ‘‘(e)(1) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not 

22 apply to a rehabilitation program described in paragraph 

23 (2). 


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1 ‘‘(2) A rehabilitation program described in this para2 graph is a rehabilitation program pursued by a veteran 

3 under section 3102(b) of this title.’’. 

4 (c) EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF AS5 SISTANCE UNDER CHAPTER 31 AND ONE OR MORE PRO6 GRAMS.—Section 3695(b) of such title is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘No person’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex8 cept as provided in paragraph (2), no person’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 

12 a rehabilitation program described in section 3103(e)(2) 

13 of this title.’’. 

14 SEC. 5. ASSESSMENT AND FOLLOW-UP ON VETERANS WHO 

15 PARTICIPATE IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

16 AFFAIRS TRAINING AND REHABILITATION 

17 FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-CONNECTED 

18 DISABILITIES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3106 of title 38, United 

20 States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by adding at the end the following new sub22 section: 

23 ‘‘(g) For each rehabilitation program pursued by a 

24 veteran under this chapter, the Secretary shall contact 

25 such veteran not later than 180 days after the date on 


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1 which such veteran completes such rehabilitation program 

2 or terminates participation in such rehabilitation program 

3 and not less frequently than once every 180 days there4 after for a period of one year to ascertain the employment 

5 status of the veteran and assess such rehabilitation pro6 gram.’’; and 

7 (2) in the section heading, by adding ‘‘; pro8 gram assessment and follow-up’’ at the end. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

10 at the beginning of chapter 31 of such title is amended 

11 by striking the item relating to section 3106 and inserting 

12 the following new item: 

‘‘3106. Initial and extended evaluations; determinations regarding serious employment handicap; program assessment and follow-up.’’. 

13 SEC. 6. MANDATORY PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS OF THE 

14 ARMED FORCES IN THE TRANSITIONAL AS15 SISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT 

16 OF DEFENSE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1144(c) of title 10, 

18 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘shall encour19 age’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall require the 

20 participation in the program carried out under this section 

21 of the members eligible for assistance under the pro22 gram.’’. 

23 (b) REQUIRED USE OF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, 

24 JOB TRAINING ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER TRANSITIONAL


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1 SERVICES IN PRESEPARATION COUNSELING.—Section 

2 1142(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘shall’’. 

4 SEC. 7. FOLLOW-UP ON EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF MEM5 BERS OF ARMED FORCES WHO RECENTLY 

6 PARTICIPATED IN TRANSITIONAL ASSIST7 ANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF DE8 FENSE. 

9 For each individual who participates in the Transi10 tional Assistance Program (TAP) of the Department of 

11 Defense, the Secretary of Labor shall contact such indi12 vidual not later than 180 days after the date on which 

13 such individual completes such program and not less fre14 quently than once every 90 days thereafter for a period 

15 of 180 days to ascertain the employment status of such 

16 individual. 

17 SEC. 8. COLLABORATIVE VETERANS’ TRAINING, MEN18 TORING, AND PLACEMENT PROGRAM. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 38, United 

20 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 4104 

21 the following new section: 

22 ‘‘§ 4104A. Collaborative veterans’ training, mentoring, 

23 and placement program 

24 ‘‘(a) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall award grants to 

25 eligible nonprofit organizations to provide training and 


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1 mentoring for eligible veterans who seek employment. The 

2 Secretary shall award the grants to not more than 3 orga3 nizations, for periods of 2 years. 

4 ‘‘(b) COLLABORATION AND FACILITATION.—The Sec5 retary shall ensure that the recipients of the grants— 

6 ‘‘(1) collaborate with— 

7 ‘‘(A) the appropriate disabled veterans’ 

8 outreach specialists (in carrying out the func9 tions described in section 4103A(a)) and the 

10 appropriate local veterans’ employment rep11 resentatives (in carrying out the functions de12 scribed in section 4104); and 

13 ‘‘(B) the appropriate State boards and 

14 local boards (as such terms are defined in sec15 tion 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 

16 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)) for the areas to be 

17 served by recipients of the grants; and 

18 ‘‘(2) based on the collaboration, facilitate the 

19 placement of the veterans that complete the training 

20 in meaningful employment that leads to economic 

21 self-sufficiency. 

22 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

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1 ner, and containing such information as the Secretary may 

2 require. At a minimum, the information shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) information describing how the organiza4 tion will— 

5 ‘‘(A) collaborate with disabled veterans’ 

6 outreach specialists and local veterans’ employ7 ment representatives and the appropriate State 

8 boards and local boards (as such terms are de9 fined in section 101 of the Workforce Invest10 ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)); 

11 ‘‘(B) based on the collaboration, provide 

12 training that facilitates the placement described 

13 in subsection (b)(2); and 

14 ‘‘(C) make available, for each veteran re15 ceiving the training, a mentor to provide career 

16 advice to the veteran and assist the veteran in 

17 preparing a resume and developing job inter18 viewing skills; and 

19 ‘‘(2) an assurance that the organization will 

20 provide the information necessary for the Secretary 

21 to prepare the reports described in subsection (d). 

22 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than 6 months after 

23 the date of enactment of the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011, 

24 the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate 

25 committees of Congress a report that describes the process 


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1 for awarding grants under this section, the recipients of 

2 the grants, and the collaboration described in subsections 

3 (b) and (c). 

4 ‘‘(2) Not later than 18 months after the date of en5 actment of the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011, the Secretary 

6 shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) conduct an assessment of the performance 

8 of the grant recipients, disabled veterans’ outreach 

9 specialists, and local veterans’ employment rep10 resentatives in carrying out activities under this sec11 tion, which assessment shall include collecting infor12 mation on the number of— 

13 ‘‘(i) veterans who applied for training 

14 under this section; 

15 ‘‘(ii) veterans who entered the training; 

16 ‘‘(iii) veterans who completed the training; 

17 ‘‘(iv) veterans who were placed in meaning18 ful employment under this section; and 

19 ‘‘(v) veterans who remained in such em20 ployment as of the date of the assessment; and 

21 ‘‘(B) submit to the appropriate committees of 

22 Congress a report that includes— 

23 ‘‘(i) a description of how the grant recipi24 ents used the funds made available under this 

25 section; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the results of the assessment con2 ducted under subparagraph (A); and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the recommendations of the Sec4 retary as to whether amounts should be appro5 priated to carry out this section for fiscal years 

6 after 2013. 

7 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $4,500,000 for the period consisting of fiscal years 2012 

10 and 2013. 

11 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

12 ‘‘(1) the term ‘appropriate committees of Con13 gress’ means the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

14 the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

15 of the House of Representatives; and 

16 ‘‘(2) the term ‘nonprofit organization’ means an 

17 organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of 

18 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and that is ex19 empt from taxation under section 501(a) of such 

20 Code.’’ 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4103A of 

22 title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and facili24 tate placements’’ after ‘‘intensive services’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) In facilitating placement of a veteran under this 

2 program, a disabled veterans’ outreach program specialist 

3 shall help to identify job opportunities that are appro4 priate for the veteran’s employment goals and assist that 

5 veteran in developing a cover letter and resume that are 

6 targeted for those particular jobs.’’. 

7 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

8 at the beginning of chapter 41 of such title is amended 

9 by inserting after the item relating to section 4104 the 

10 following new item: 

‘‘4104A. Collaborative veterans’ training, mentoring, and placement program.’’. 

11 SEC. 9. INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT FOR MEMBERS OF 

12 THE ARMED FORCES UNDER TRANSITION AS13 SISTANCE ON EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN 

14 SKILLS DEVELOPED IN MILITARY OCCUPA15 TIONAL SPECIALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS 

16 REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 

17 WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 

18 (a) STUDY ON EQUIVALENCE REQUIRED.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 

20 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary 

21 of Labor shall jointly enter into a contract with a 

22 qualified organization or entity jointly selected by 

23 the Secretaries, to conduct a study to identify any 

24 equivalences between the skills developed by mem25 bers of the Armed Forces through various military 


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1 occupational specialties (MOS) and the qualifications 

2 required for various positions of civilian employment 

3 in the private sector. 

4 (2) COOPERATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

5 The departments and agencies of the Federal Gov6 ernment, including the Office of Personnel Manage7 ment, the General Services Administration, the Gov8 ernment Accountability Office, and other appropriate 

9 departments and agencies, shall cooperate with the 

10 contractor under paragraph (1) to conduct the study 

11 required under that paragraph. 

12 (3) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study 

13 conducted under paragraph (1), the contractor 

14 under that paragraph shall submit to the Secretary 

15 of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 

16 the Secretary of Labor a report setting forth the re17 sults of the study. The report shall include such in18 formation as the Secretaries shall specify in the con19 tract under paragraph (1) for purposes of this sec20 tion. 

21 (4) TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Sec22 retary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 

23 and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly transmit to 

24 Congress the report submitted under paragraph (3), 


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1 together with such comments on the report as the 

2 Secretaries jointly consider appropriate. 

3 (b) INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT OF CIVILIAN PO4 SITIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH MOS SKILLS.—The Sec5 retary of Defense shall ensure that each member of the 

6 Armed Forces who is participating in the Transition As7 sistance Program (TAP) of the Department of Defense 

8 receives, as part of such member’s participation in that 

9 program, an individualized assessment of the various posi10 tions of civilian employment in the private sector for which 

11 such member may be qualified as a result of the skills 

12 developed by such member through such member’s mili13 tary occupational specialty. The assessment shall be per14 formed using the results of the study conducted under 

15 subsection (a) and such other information as the Secretary 

16 of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 

17 Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, considers appropriate 

18 for that purpose. 

19 (c) FURTHER USE IN EMPLOYMENT-RELATED

20 TRANSITION ASSISTANCE.— 

21 (1) TRANSMITTAL OF ASSESSMENT.—The Sec22 retary of Defense shall transmit the individualized 

23 assessment provided a member under subsection (a) 

24 to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Sec25 retary of Labor. 


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1 (2) USE IN ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 

2 Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor may 

3 use an individualized assessment with respect to an 

4 individual under paragraph (1) for employment-re5 lated assistance in the transition from military serv6 ice to civilian life provided the individual by such 

7 Secretary and to otherwise facilitate and enhance 

8 the transition of the individual from military service 

9 to civilian life. 

10 SEC. 10. APPOINTMENT OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED 

11 MEMBERS AND OTHER EMPLOYMENT ASSIST12 ANCE. 

13 (a) APPOINTMENT OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED

14 MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES TO CIVIL SERV15 ICE POSITIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 5, United 

17 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 

18 3330c the following: 

19 ‘‘§ 3330d. Honorably discharged members of the uni20 formed services 

21 ‘‘The head of an executive agency may appoint a 

22 member of the uniformed services who is honorably dis23 charged to a position in the civil service without regard 

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1 charged, if that individual is otherwise qualified for the 

2 position.’’. 

3 (2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND4 MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 

5 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after 

6 the item relating to section 3330c the following: 

‘‘3330d. Honorably discharged members of the uniformed services.’’. 

7 (b) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE: OTHER FEDERAL

8 AGENCIES.— 

9 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

10 (A) the term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning 

11 given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ in section 

12 105 of title 5, United States Code; and 

13 (B) the term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning 

14 given that term in section 101 of title 38, 

15 United States Code. 

16 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF PER17 SONNEL MANAGEMENT.—The Director of the Office 

18 of Personnel Management shall— 

19 (A) designate agencies that shall establish 

20 a program to provide employment assistance to 

21 members of the armed forces who are being 

22 separated from active duty in accordance with 

23 paragraph (3); and 

24 (B) ensure that the programs established 

25 under this subsection are coordinated with the 


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1 Transition Assistance Program (TAP) of the 

2 Department of Defense. 

3 (3) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—The head of 

4 each agency designated under paragraph (2)(A), in 

5 consultation with the Director of the Office of Per6 sonnel Management, and acting through the Vet7 erans Employment Program Office of the agency es8 tablished under Executive Order 13518 (74 Fed. 

9 Reg. 58533; relating to employment of veterans in 

10 the Federal Government), or any successor thereto, 

11 shall— 

12 (A) establish a program to provide employ13 ment assistance to members of the Armed 

14 Forces who are being separated from active 

15 duty, including assisting such members in seek16 ing employment with the agency; 

17 (B) provide such members with informa18 tion regarding the program of the agency estab19 lished under subparagraph (A); and 

20 (C) promote the recruiting, hiring, training 

21 and development, and retention of such mem22 bers and veterans by the agency. 

23 (4) OTHER OFFICE.—If an agency designated 

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1 cy, in consultation with the Director of the Office of 

2 Personnel Management, shall select an appropriate 

3 office of the agency to carry out the responsibilities 

4 of the agency under paragraph (3). 

5 SEC. 11. OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN VETERANS 

6 RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA7 TION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 

9 carry out a program through the Assistant Secretary of 

10 Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training, the dis11 abled veterans’ outreach program specialists employed 

12 under section 4103A of title 38, United States Code, and 

13 local veterans’ employment representatives employed 

14 under section 4104 of such title to provide outreach to 

15 covered veterans and provide them with assistance in find16 ing employment. 

17 (b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of this sec18 tion, a covered veteran is a veteran who— 

19 (1) recently separated from service in the 

20 Armed Forces; and 

21 (2) has been in receipt of assistance under the 

22 Unemployment Compensation for Ex23 servicemembers program under subchapter II of 

24 chapter 85 of title 5 for more than 105 days. 


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1 SEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM ON 

2 WORK EXPERIENCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE 

3 ARMED FORCES ON TERMINAL LEAVE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may es5 tablish a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advis6 ability of providing to covered individuals work experience 

7 with civilian employees and contractors of the Department 

8 of Defense to facilitate the transition of the individuals 

9 from service in the Armed Forces to employment in the 

10 civilian labor market. 

11 (b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 

12 section, a covered individual is any individual who— 

13 (1) is a member of the Armed Forces; 

14 (2) the Secretary expects to be discharged or 

15 separated from service in the Armed Forces and is 

16 on terminal leave; 

17 (3) the Secretary determines has skills that can 

18 be used to provide services to the Department that 

19 the Secretary considers critical to the success of the 

20 mission of the Department; and 

21 (4) the Secretary determines might benefit from 

22 exposure to the civilian work environment while 

23 working for the Department in order to facilitate a 

24 transition of the individual from service in the 

25 Armed Forces to employment in the civilian labor 

26 market. 


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1 (c) DURATION.—The pilot program shall be carried 

2 out during the two-year period beginning on the date of 

3 the commencement of the pilot program. 

4 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

6 to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 

7 on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

8 Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

9 of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot pro10 gram that includes the findings of the Secretary with re11 spect to the feasibility and advisability of providing cov12 ered individuals with work experience as described in sub13 section (a). 

14 SEC. 13. ENHANCEMENT OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 

15 ON CREDENTIALING AND LICENSING OF VET16 ERANS. 

17 Section 4114 of title 38, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘may’’ and in20 serting ‘‘shall’’; 

21 (2) in subsection (b)(1)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary shall’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Veterans’ 

24 Employment and Training shall, in consultation 


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1 with the Assistant Secretary for Employment 

2 and Training,’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘10 military’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘five military’’; and 

5 (C) by inserting ‘‘of Veterans’ Employment 

6 and Training’’ after ‘‘selected by the Assistant 

7 Secretary’’; and 

8 (3) by striking subsections (d) through (h) and 

9 inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(d) PERIOD OF PROJECT.—The period during which 

11 the Assistance Secretary shall carry out the demonstration 

12 project under this section shall be the two-year period be13 ginning on the date of the enactment of the Hiring Heroes 

14 Act of 2011.’’. 

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